refugee crisis

influx

arrival in massive numbers

refugee

A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

coalition

an alliance of factions

commit

perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

asylum (assess asylum claims)

(n.) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety

exacerbate

(v.) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful

rebel

a person who refuses to obey orders or the law

Totalitarian

referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control

Bias

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

execution

the act of killing someone as a punishment

torture

the use of brutal, degrading, and disorienting strategies to reduce victims to a state of utter helplessness

civilian

a person who is not in the military

persecution

hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs.

detention

The act of condition of being officially forced to stay in a place

abusive

coarsely insulting; physically harmful

pledge

to formally promise to give or do something

a perpetual state

Condition or situation that continues without changing or ending

hostility

the intentional use of unfriendly or offensive behavior

enraged

very angry; furious

razor wire

mesh of metal strips with sharp edges whose purpose is to prevent passage by humans

war-torn

severely damaged by a long war, especially between different groups from the same country

Minefield

an area planted with explosive mines

underlying problem

basic; fundamental; only noticeable under scrutiny

unprecedented

never having happened before

peak

the top of a mountain

credentials

written evidence showing that a person has a right to a certain position or authority

affiliation

An association with a group or organization

criticism

Writing or speech that expresses opinions or judgments about good or bad qualities of something or someone

applicability

the fact of affecting or relating to a person or thing

unceasing

not coming to an end; continuous

affluent

rich, wealthy

Scooped out

to take out with a scoop, were drowning, but saved

Laborers

a person doing unskilled manual work for wages

untenable

Unbearable

unfeasible

not practical or workable

escalate

to increase or intensify

smugglers

people who trade illegally

transformative

causing a marked change in someone or something.

tumult

Unrest

unmoored

Untie, lost job

languish

Stay because forced; to dull

Mayors

the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town

Accounting

planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information

scarce

limited

Scarcity

Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants

dispute

argument

wages

An amount of money paid to an employee at a specified rate per hour worked

With nest eggs

Lots of money

rampant

growing without check, running wild

preyed upon

hunted and eaten

marauding

looking to steal or attack in group

perilous

dangerous

Militias

groups of citizen soldiers

infest

to spread or swarm in or over; to live in or on as a parasite

distribute

to divide among a group of people

dismay

disappointment